Battle of Kilsyth
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55.98427°N 4.01885°W / 55.98427; -4.01885
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Battle of Kilsyth | |||||||
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Part of the Scottish Civil War | |||||||
Cairn in memory of the Battle of Kilsyth | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Royalists Irish Brigade | Covenanters | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Marquess of Montrose Alasdair MacColla |
William Baillie Alexander Lindsay | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,000 foot 500 cavalry |
7,000 foot 800 cavalry[1][2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Light | c.4,500 | ||||||
Designated | 21 March 2011 | ||||||
Reference no. | BTL13 | ||||||
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The Battle of Kilsyth, fought on 15 August 1645 near Kilsyth, was an engagement of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The largest battle of the conflict in Scotland,[3] it resulted in victory for the Royalist general Montrose over the forces of the Covenanter-dominated Scottish Parliament, and marked the end of General William Baillie's pursuit of the Royalists.